New York Times Crossword January 3 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 66 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the New York Times Crossword January 3 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 66 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#

Spoilers that ruin a whole lotBADAPPLES9Across1 Ditch diggerSPADE5Across10 Building that shouldn't have running waterICEPALACE9Across15 Actor MaguireTOBEY5Across16 Save me!LASTDANCE9Across17 Stretch one's legs, sayAMBLE5Across18 Really went forLIKELIKED9Across19 French fathersPERES5Across20 PlayStation 5 makerSONY4Across21 Hairstyle associated with lesbian cultureMULLET6Across22 Campus mil. groupROTC4Across24 "On top of that …"MOREOVER8Across26 European capital that names some animals if you interchange its last two lettersMINSK5Across28 Part of many a financial portfolioBOND4Across29 SpotSITE4Across30 One in hand?ACE3Across31 Add pizazz toSPICEUP7Across32 Poke optionAHI3Across35 Prefix with sphereHEMI4Across36 Place to make offersEBAY4Across38 AdmitLETIN5Across39 "Allow me!"ICANHELP8Across41 Number range for some board gamesAGES4Across43 How someone might be caughtONTAPE6Across44 BlemishDING4Across45 Unwasted?SOBER5Across47 Direction to get to an addressCLICKHERE9Across48 "Your point being …?"OKAND5Across53 UncoveredAUNATUREL9Across54 Have a feelingSENSE5Across55 Aids in recallingMNEMONICS9Across56 What "seder" means, literallyORDER5Across57 Exaggerated speaking style that promotes language developmentPARENTESE9Across58

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Unwanted mailBILL4Down1 Berry found in swampsACAI4Down2 Work placeDESK4Down3 Some chances to get credit, in briefAPTESTS7Down4 Symbols of love on some bridgesPADLOCKS8Down5 Opposite of "with the works"PLAIN5Down6 Lincolnesque, in a wayLANKY5Down7 Behold, in LatinECCE4Down8 Support from an angelSEEDMONEY9Down9 Corner pieceSTAPLE6Down10 Fruits related to grapefruitsPOMELOS7Down11 Save space, in a wayABBREVIATE10Down12 Words on an incriminating email, perhapsDELETETHIS10Down13 Emoji indicating interestEYES4Down14 Language in which "thank you" is "shukriya"URDU4Down23 Appliance that uses a thermostat to know when to stopRICECOOKER10Down24 Performer who's juggling a lot?ONEMANBAND10Down25 Tech that records movementMOCAP5Down26 Part of a certain steering systemREIN4Down27 When repeated, a fishMAHI4Down28 Place with a chapel and mess hallBIBLECAMP9Down29 Soft, sticky treatPEEP4Down33 Drifters at seaPLANKTON8Down34 FerventINTENSE7Down37 Annual event with basketsEGGHUNT7Down40 Not so simpleHARDER6Down42 Where French fries are "frog sticks"DINER5Down45 Start of a declaration of 47 B.C.ICAME5Down46 Nothing specialSOSO4Down47 Selene's Roman counterpartLUNA4Down49 Lake ___, body of water near LondonERIE4Down50 Informal endorsementsRECS4Down51 It's conditionalELSE4Down52

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This page lists every clue and answer from the New York Times crossword published on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.